Comments on: The Case of the Vanishing Starbucks Hotspots http://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2008/08/22/the-case-of-the-vanishing-starbucks-hotspots/ All Things Mobile and Wireless Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:41:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: todd http://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2008/08/22/the-case-of-the-vanishing-starbucks-hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-455668 todd Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:40:57 +0000 http://www.mobileviews.com/blog/?p=931#comment-455668 Frank: I hear what you are saying. But, two points: (1) I am PAYING for T-Mobile's WiFi service as part of my phone bill. So, I expect service for what I pay. (2) My city is not in their 3G roll-out list. So, that is not an option for me. AT&T's HSDPA, however, is available in my area. So, I may need to consider moving over to them. Frank: I hear what you are saying. But, two points: (1) I am PAYING for T-Mobile’s WiFi service as part of my phone bill. So, I expect service for what I pay. (2) My city is not in their 3G roll-out list. So, that is not an option for me. AT&T’s HSDPA, however, is available in my area. So, I may need to consider moving over to them.

]]> By: Frank McPherson http://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2008/08/22/the-case-of-the-vanishing-starbucks-hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-455450 Frank McPherson Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:02:28 +0000 http://www.mobileviews.com/blog/?p=931#comment-455450 I think there may be a level of fatigue with providing Wi-Fi access because so many people are doing it. Since it is no longer unique, it is no longer a bigger draw, particularly combined with more 3G access. What you probably need Todd, is for T-Mo to get their 3G rolled out and then tether a future T-Mo phone to your notebook; that or switch to AT&T. I have AT&T HDSPA access thanks to work, and I can say that a Bluetooth connection to my Tytnn from a Eee PC works very well. I think there may be a level of fatigue with providing Wi-Fi access because so many people are doing it. Since it is no longer unique, it is no longer a bigger draw, particularly combined with more 3G access.

What you probably need Todd, is for T-Mo to get their 3G rolled out and then tether a future T-Mo phone to your notebook; that or switch to AT&T. I have AT&T HDSPA access thanks to work, and I can say that a Bluetooth connection to my Tytnn from a Eee PC works very well.

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